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Check the build quality of an E46 or an E60 (similar era). The BMW build quality is far superior. My 289K E46 has no rattles, handles the road really well, runs smooth as anything, and the interior is far better than most Rovers after 100K My E61 (E60 tourer) has done 200K, and honestly, it is immaculate, if anyone wants to have a go in a BMW and compare it to the 75 you're welcome to pop round and take them for a spin To be honest, I reckon going to a BMW will be the way that most people will progress from the Rovers when the time comes, they are the most similar, I wouldn't go to something like a Mercedes or an Audi, they feel much cheaper built and hard plastic inside, not really any of the soft touch plastic anywhere. |
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29th July 2020, 11:19 | #12 |
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These generalisations are all well and good but other experiences might be different. Maybe I got a Friday one or something.
For instance, I bought a new BMW Series 5 in 1987 and just couldn't understand why they were so popular. A 520i with delivery mileage only, so not a hanger-on, that felt for all the world like it had had all the pleasure and expectation engineered out of it. Bland is being too kind. The interior was hard and unyielding, the steering wheel felt like it was off a Mersey tug and, oh, the radio was good. The engine was nothing like my present R75 2002 2.5. Never again. The 75 is like a gentleman's club by comparison. The reason 'the trade' have that mindset is partly because the advent of a mechanic on electric wheels you can push around the workshop means rapid diagnosis that once took an old-timer half an hour to sort.
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E39 / E60 5 series were both produced during the time the 75 was produced. As was the E46 3 series. Which is why I mentioned those in my post. |
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I just bought a second hand auto dip mirror, it came with a lovely plastic cover for the auto wipers. Unfortunately my car doesn't have those. I tried rimmers for the plastic cover for just the normal mirror. I was told , no longer available. I then remembered seeing BMW written on the mounting. Had a look on the bay, yep there were loads for the BMW E46. Exactly the same. Having BMW bits is OK, I mean if they had joined up with a Chinese company what would the parts quantity be like ? If its anything like the replacement parts that flood our shores it doesn't bear thinking about. Fortunately, what I have seen the Rover bodyshell would seem to have much better corrosion resistance than many a BMW i have looked at.
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I’ve just watched the video, nice to see someone appreciate the car and seem to be genuinely excited over it.
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Yes. Only watched for a few boring minutes, then turn it off.
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